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Mornly

Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Top news

  • British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced his resignation on Monday.
  • U.S. and Iran agreed on a roadmap toward reaching a final deal to end the war within 60 days after high-level talks, Vice President JD Vance said.
  • Senate overwhelmingly passed a sweeping bipartisan housing affordability bill.

World

  • British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced his resignation on Monday after mounting political pressure.
  • Colombia's Abelardo de la Espriella won a razor-tight presidential runoff, delivering a sharp political turn to the right.
  • The U.S. and Iran agreed to a roadmap to reach a final deal within 60 days, with Qatar and Pakistan reporting encouraging progress.

Business

  • SpaceX shares fell 16% on June 22, marking the stock's third straight daily decline after tumbling from a high of $225 following its June 12 IPO debut.
  • Deluxe agreed to acquire Celero Commerce, a fintech company focused on payment solutions for small to mid-sized businesses, for $625 million in announced deals June 18.
  • The S&P 500 declined 0.37% on June 22 as major tech stocks fell, with Alphabet down 5%, Amazon down 4.8%, and Meta down 2.3% amid artificial intelligence talent concerns.

Technology

  • Noam Shazeer, co-author of the 2017 Transformer paper underpinning modern AI, left Google DeepMind to join OpenAI as Lead for Architecture Research after Google paid $2.7 billion to rehire him in 2024.
  • Anthropic's Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models remain offline ten days after a US Department of Commerce emergency export control directive, blocking subscriber access since June 12.
  • SpaceX inked a multibillion-dollar computing deal with Reflection AI as the company expands AI infrastructure partnerships.

Science

  • Rare genetic variants in long-lived families may unlock secrets to staying healthier as people age, reducing inflammation linked to disease.
  • Researchers discovered neurons must break their own DNA as they navigate tight spaces during brain development, reshaping understanding of neural formation.
  • Scientists identified a molecule called OLE that reprograms brain immune cells to fight Alzheimer's by reducing toxic plaque buildup and improving memory in models.

Economy

  • Annual inflation rose to 4.2 percent in May from 3.8 percent in April, the highest since April 2023, driven by energy costs jumping 23.5 percent and gasoline prices soaring 40.5 percent due to the Iran conflict.
  • The economy added 172,000 jobs in May with unemployment steady at 4.3 percent, while gains occurred in leisure and hospitality, local government, and health care.
  • The Federal Reserve held its target federal funds rate in the 3.50%-3.75% range at its June 17 meeting, maintaining its pause as Chair Kevin Warsh's first meeting signaled less forward guidance on future policy direction.

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